If you only heard the "test" tacked on the end of my call you wouldn't even
have heard me at all if I hadn't sent it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Maenchen
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 5:09 PM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Enter sends exch/QRZ?
Reminds me of my pet peeve: On CW tacking "TEST" to the end of a CQ after
your call.
As I tune the band I come across a signal but I only hear the "test" part.
Thanks Bud! Who are you? Now I have to waste a few more seconds waiting
for you to renew your CQ to find out. Not a big deal, but sort of rubs me
the wrong way .. like "please copy".
73, Alan AD6E
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:19:08 -0700
From: Jay WS7I <ws7ik7tj@gmail.com>
Isn't it odd that only RTTY has the CQ tacked on the end. And since
RTTY is sending at nearly twice the average speed of CW one wonders
why? Guess our ears work far better than most RTTY decoding software.
On 8/25/2014 12:30 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Sun,8/24/2014 5:38 AM, Jerry Pixton wrote:
>> just the qrz message!
>
> Point of order -- what is a "qrz message," and why would we want to
> automate it?
>
> "QRZ" at the end of a contest or pileup qso is a big time waster,
> because it doesn't tell prospective callers WHO you are. The RIGHT way
> to end a CW QSO is "TU W6IHG" On SSB, "thanks W6IHG," and on RTTY, TU
> W6IHG CQ. In all cases, S&P callers know who you are, and you're
> advertising your presence rather than concealing it. When you use
> "qrz," the good ops tune right past you.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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